Blue Nile Restaurant — Restaurant in Toronto

I was visiting from out of town, wanted to try a local Ethiopian restaurant, and wound up at Blue Nile later on a Saturday afternoon. At my home city's Ethiopian restaurants I typically order the vegetarian combination, and that's what I got here, with Ethiopian injera. My food arrived quickly and was quite delicious, and the server explained the difference between "Ethiopian" and "standard" injera. If I understood correctly, the Ethiopian is either made with only teff or a special kind of teff, and the server, who was very friendly and helpful, brought a sample of the other style so I could compare. I definitely preferred the Ethiopian style, which is darker in color, lighter in texture, less spongy, and richer tasting than the standard offering, so I learned something new after many years of eating Ethiopian food. I hope I have the chance to visit again on a future...

Horrible service!! Extremely unpleasant and unprofessional staff and service. They took time to take our order even though there was only one other table occupied. Secondly I ordered a vegan platter and my friends ordered the non veg one. When served they mixed them both in one big platter and served us😱😡 Who does this!!! Besides being told this is a health hazard! Cross contamination of food. When told they said that they assumed I wouldn’t mind sharing the plate and eat with the meat on the side!!!! Then I had to reorder my dish which took 45 minutes to come! By then my friends had already eaten. And lastly they added two vegan meals in my bill, that was the last straw !!! It’s appalling attitude and service. Would never go back or...

I come here with my Ethiopian friend when she comes to visit. This place is so cozy. Ethiopian cuisine with a bar like atmosphere in the front. The service is amazing and the food... omg so phenomenal. I've been to Ethiopian restaurants in many other cities but this is by far the best food and the best vibe. I find other places intimidating because there usually isn't any physical menu and you have to order in Amharic (Ethiopian dialect) but Blue Nile menus is so easy to navigate with...